The “Mad Dog” tore Paul Finebaum to shreds. On Wednesday, Chris Russo appeared on ESPN’s “First Take” alongside Finebaum and Harry Douglas, who were discussing USC head coach Lincoln Riley, with the former WFAN host strongly backing the Trojans’ football boss. Finebaum, though, said he considers Riley and the Trojans to be a “disaster” through … Read more
The Mad Dog has a bone to pick with Magic Johnson. Appearing on ESPN’s “First Take” earlier this week, Chris Russo said he “loves” Johnson and named several of his accolades from his playing career, before chiding the former Lakers point guard for congratulating Bronny James on getting drafted by the team. “Magic, really, we’re … Read more
Chris Russo wasn’t just going to let Stephen A. Smith enjoy the blockbuster move made by the Knicks on Tuesday night. Appearing Wednesday morning on ESPN’s “First Take” with Smith and NBA insider Brian Windhorst, Russo diminished the Knicks’ stunning trade for Mikal Bridges, stating how the Nets forward “is not the missing piece” to … Read more
Chris Russo would not have welcomed Bill Belichick with open arms if the 72-year-old former NFL coach appeared at his doorstep to take out his early-20s daughter. “Here’s what I would say. If Bill Belichick came to my house and wanted to date Kiera Russo, who’s 23, I’d have a problem with it,” Russo said … Read more
Chris “Mad Dog” Russo ribbed Stephen A. Smith over his entrance videos during the NBA Finals. Several times during the series between the Celtics and Mavericks, ESPN’s social media team shared videos of Smith strutting into the arena like it does with players. During his weekly “First Take” appearance on Wednesday, Russo let Smith have … Read more
It would have been an epic day for Mike and the Mad Dog to talk sports and go at it as hard as they can. With the news that Aaron Rodgers was missing the Jets’ mandatory minicamp for an “unexcused” absence to attend an unspecified event that is “important to him,” former cohosts Mike Francesa … Read more
Chris Russo has long been a crusader against sporting events that start way too late at night. After all, in the introduction of his SiriusXM radio show, he can be heard barking, “Give us a chance to watch the damn thing, will you please?” With that as the backdrop, it was an inevitability that he … Read more
The Mad Dog will be barking on “First Take” for years to come. The Post has confirmed that Chris Russo has signed a multi-year extension with ESPN to continue appearing on the debate program hosted by Stephen A. Smith. The news was first reported by Front Office Sports’ Michael McCarthy. Chris Russo will continue to … Read more
Chris “Mad Dog” Russo isn’t buying what the NFL is selling in terms of streaming. The well-known sports talker is still enraged weeks later about the NFL’s decision to air the Chiefs-Dolphins wild-card round playoff game on the NBCUniversal-run platform, Peacock. Russo has not been alone in his dismay over the NFL’s decision to broadcast … Read more
Dan Orlovsky has a new nickname for “Mad Dog” Christopher Russo: “Classless.” Orlovsky, the ESPN analyst, ripped Russo after the famous radio/television personality described him as a former NFL “scrub” on ESPN’s “First Take” on Monday. “May be a HOFer but this classless,” Orlovsky tweeted in response to a clip of Russo’s dig. Russo’s shot … Read more
It took one play in the Bills-Chiefs AFC Divisional-Round game for Chris Russo to lose his patience with Tony Romo. On the first play from scrimmage, Josh Allen threw a pass to Stefon Diggs that the receiver fumbled before tight end Dalton Kincaid swatted it out of bounds. Romo, CBS’ lead NFL analyst, referenced Franco … Read more
On this week’s edition, Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo is the guest host, joining Andrew Marchand. Marchand and Russo go into full detail about Pat McAfee, Aaron Rodgers and Norby Williamson. They also dissect ESPN’s reaction to McAfee calling Williamson, one of the top executives at the company, a “rat.” Marchand and Russo look at the … Read more
Toughen up, Pat. That’s Chris Russo’s message to Pat McAfee as he deals with the fallout from the Aaron Rodgers-Jimmy Kimmel controversy that ignited on his show last week. McAfee has since ripped an ESPN executive and has lashed out at critics, lending credence to the reports that the outspoken media host is thin-skinned. The … Read more
Stephen A. Smith better hurry back from vacation. On Wednesday’s episode of “First Take,” Chris Russo filled in for Smith as host of the popular ESPN show and jokingly threatened to make it a permanent move. “There was a baseball player named Wally Pipp. Back in 1925 he had a headache and took himself out … Read more
Shaquille O’Neal is marking his territory with the Mad Dog. Earlier this week on ESPN’s “First Take,” Chris Russo declared that O’Neal is only the fifth-best center in NBA history, and now the four-time NBA champion has responded to the assertion. On O’Neal’s “Big Podcast,” co-host Adam Lefkoe played the clip of Russo blasting Shaq … Read more
Commercial Content 21+ Looking for a new expert sports betting tout to follow and help you make money? New York radio legend Chris “Mad Dog” Russo is not your guy. “I threw things. I was so upset,” Russo recalled on Wednesday’s “First Take,” shouting about how the Texans-Jaguars game went under 48.5 total points. Russo … Read more
Gus Johnson was just too over the top for Chris “Mad Dog” Russo’s liking. That was what the famed sports talk radio host told his audience Tuesday on his “Mad Dog Unleashed” SiriusXM program. Russo apparently took issue with the fact that Johnson, the Fox Sports play-by-play man, had overhyped the rivalry matchup between Michigan … Read more
Chris Russo seems to think Travis Kelce’s priorities were in the wrong place. During his weekly appearance on “First Take” on Wednesday, “Mad Dog” closed out the show with plenty of things he was perturbed with — including celebrating Thanksgiving — and listed Kelce’s recent trip to Argentina to see Taylor Swift perform an Eras … Read more
Has Chris Russo gone from “Mad Dog” to “Mad Fraud”? The sports talk radio host is taking more high heat for backing out of yet another on-air promise. Russo will apparently not follow through on a promise to walk a Manhattan block in a Diamondbacks-branded bikini. The idea was the brainchild of shock jock Howard … Read more
Something interesting happened Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET when “Mad Dog Unleashed” came on the air at SiriusXM: the Mad Dog was missing. Chris Russo wasn’t present for the beginning of his titular radio show as part of the fallout from his promise to retire if the Diamondbacks won the National League pennant. Arizona took … Read more